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mournflame · 5 hours ago

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Smth smth a spirit like Manfred wanting to possess a body under their own identity can’t do so if a body is whole because that would affect the soul of the deceased as well as cause Manfred himself to be influenced by echoes of that person’s identity. That’s why his body had to be made from scratch using donated parts. A soul being able to donate their body for such a purpose is relatively rare and indicates they’ve found true peace at the Maker’s side. They are in essence sacrificing their ability to communicate with the living world as well as sacrificing essential markers of their identity. But if they have completed their journey across the Fade and are safe at the Maker’s side / no longer in danger of being lost, then they can relinquish those things without fear. The alteration of their physical body also won’t affect their reflected soul in the afterlife.

#OOC / HOLLY.#MOBILE.#basically in order for Manfred to be his own person not tied to a deceased mortal #then he would need his own body #which would have to be made from parts donated by multiple people #because he can’t be born the way a mortal is #that was his ‘birth’. smth smth when you make a life you are also making a death #smth smth every woman gives birth astride a grave #two sides of a coin and all that #ALSO that death is not an end to Nevarrans but rather an evolution of life #a transition of existence where you ‘live’ in a different way #so Manfred being a spirit who can inhabit his own body and retain a pure individual identity without echoes of a deceased #is a rare and precious wonder. probably not unheard of but RARE #this also informa why he can do things like become an apprentice #because in a way and from a Nevarran perspective he has been born. is ‘alive’. chose an existence in the mortal world #there’s no true clear distinction between a ‘soul’ and a ‘spirit’#look I’m not explaining it well but it makes sense #he is his own person not an echo of another

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